I meant to tell mankind to aspire to a new state about which I could tell them little or nothing, to teach them to tread a long and lonely path which might or might not lead thither, to bid them dare to encounter all possible perils of nature unknown, to abandon all their settled manners of living and to cut themselves off from their past and their environment, and to attempt a quixotic adventure with no resources beyond their native strength and sagacity,  I had done it myself and found not only that the pearl of great price  was worth far more than I possessed, but that the very perils and privations of the quest were themselves my dearest memories.  I was certain of this at least:  that nothing in the world except this was worth doing.

Aleister Crowley, 1908
Mountaineer and Black Magician

Amongst my greatest regrets is that, in more than 40 years of climbing, usually for reasons of speed but just as often for reasons of laziness and neglect – I didn’t take more photos.   Consequently these images represent a small portion of my experience and reflect  not so much what was photo-worthy, though they all are, but rather those periods of time that I happened to have a camera.  There are many photos of many climbs out there, taken by others.  Those folks know who they are and if they stumble across my little site,  it would be great to hear from them and swap images.  Consequently this page will be updated regularly …I hope.